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Greece
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
GREECE VS IRAN

Compare Greece and Iran health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iran
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Greece Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Iran IRAN
      Greece GREECE   Iran IRAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    		  
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Iran IRAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Iran IRAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    142.51
    54
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    57.21
    120
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    9.96
    104
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    16.00
    132
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    9.78
    162
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    17.75
    119
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    10.80
    129
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    17.84
    115
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    6.65
    124
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    18.63
    74
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    25.73
    55
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    3.56
    99
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    22.15
    65
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    4.17
    89
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    5.05
    132
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    14.67
    11
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    5.46
    89
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    5.50
    14
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.18
    86
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    4.01
    118
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    2.62
    158
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    20.84
    107
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    9.41
    130
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    2.29
    157
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    5.13
    140
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    3.88
    128
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.01
    160
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    2.83
    120
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    4.74
    119
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    4.04
    103
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    1.43
    179
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    1.16
    143
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    2.62
    31
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.16
    176
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    0.95
    176
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    0.77
    147
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    1.90
    115
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    3.58
    53
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    0.90
    142
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    3.01
    113
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.50
    36
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    2.30
    67
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    2.75
    96
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    0.30
    163
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    1.41
    94
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    2.23
    89
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    1.25
    119
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.12
    154
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    0.57
    62
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    0.82
    88
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   Iran IRAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    93,308
    28.07
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    36,730
    11.05
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    11,243
    3.38
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    6,784
    2.04
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    11,409
    3.43
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    11,810
    3.55
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    11,046
    3.32
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    4,575
    1.38
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    16,415
    4.94
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    2,545
    0.77
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    3,736
    1.12
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    3,583
    1.08
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    2,418
    0.73
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    3,714
    1.12
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    1,410
    0.42
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    9,822
    2.96
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    4,048
    1.22
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    3,966
    1.19
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    2,882
    0.87
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    13,910
    4.18
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    2,821
    0.85
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    17,803
    5.36
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    6,637
    2.00
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    1,611
    0.48
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    112
    0.03
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    1,246
    0.37
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    937
    0.28
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    4,334
    1.30
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    2,092
    0.63
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    655
    0.20
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    518
    0.16
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    930
    0.28
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    355
    0.11
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    719
    0.22
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    2,371
    0.71
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    501
    0.15
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    2,242
    0.67
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    4,844
    1.46
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    1,823
    0.55
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    405
    0.12
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    4,861
    1.46
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    2,535
    0.76
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    996
    0.30
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    1,836
    0.55
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    80
    0.02
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    882
    0.27
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    425
    0.13
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    237
    0.07
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    253
    0.08
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    2,521
    0.76
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Iran IRAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    9.96
    104
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    9.78
    162
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    10.80
    129
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    6.65
    124
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    3.56
    99
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    14.67
    11
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    5.46
    89
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.18
    86
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    5.50
    14
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    4.01
    118
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    2.62
    158
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.01
    160
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    1.43
    179
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    0.95
    176
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    0.77
    147
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    3.58
    53
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.